Frankie Carpenter Welch

Services for Frankie Carpenter Welch will be at Chapin Presbyterian Church Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m. with private interment in Sylva, North Carolina, at a later date. Visitation will follow the services.

Frankie, born September 17, in Tampa, Florida, went to be with her Lord Monday, March 2, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. J. Walter Carpenter and Lucy McGuire Sells of Columbia, SC. She had three children: John C. Lucas of Georgia, Sherwood M. Lucas of Selma, NC, and Charlotte R. Lucas of Dunn, NC. In 1989, Frankie married her best friend and the love of her life Edward Welch of Sylva, NC, and they moved to Little Mountain, SC. Frankie is survived by her husband Ed, three children, three grandchildren Miranda Jenkins, Chance Jenkins, and Rosie Lucas of Dunn, NC, her brother Walter Carpenter of Houston, TX, and her two sisters Lucy Butler of Dolores, CO and Charlotte Evans of Chapin, SC.

Frankie graduated from Houghton Academy in New York and Campbell College in Buies Creek, NC. She was active in Scouting, volunteering at the ministry “Sharing God’s Love” in Irmo, starting a thriving business “Sparkling Images” in Lexington, SC, and making jewelry for cancer survivors.

Frankie accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age and worked with her mother in teaching Sunbeams and Child Evangelism. Known affectionately to her grandchildren as Nana, she was a creative, giving person, a joy to all who knew her, and a prayer warrior for anyone who came to her. Frankie was known for her sense of doing everything to the best of her ability and then in passing on her creations to many people.

Frankie’s favorite Bible verse was, Psalm 34:6, which she changed as noted: “This poor [woman] called, and the LORD heard [her]; He saved [her] out of all [her] troubles.” Even toward the end of her earthly life, she knew this truth and would say, “I have nothing to complain about – only much to be grateful for.”

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Chapin Presbyterian Church.

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